nu vs SteadyMemo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
nu
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nu. is a 5-second, one-line journal built for ADHD brains and anyone who loses their train of thought mid-task. It's based on interstitial journaling: instead of trying to remember your whole day at night, you capture the small transitions between tasks as they happen. What did you just finish? What is the next tiny step? That's it. Most journaling apps demand long paragraphs you don't have time to write. nu. asks just those two questions. Type one sentence, tag your mood, and get back to your focus in 5 seconds. WHY NU. WORKS β’ Built for Task-Switching: Designed for brains that lose the thread every time they change tasks. β’ Zero Friction: Open, type, done. No blank-page anxiety. β’ Automatic Timestamps: A clear visual timeline of your day, built effortlessly. β’ Mood Tracking: Spot your energy and emotion patterns over time. β’ Zero Distractions: No streak guilt, no social feeds, no noisy notifications. PREMIUM (One-Time Purchase β No Subscription) β’ Unlimited Calendar Archive: Revisit any past day. β’ Minimalist Custom Themes: Match your personal aesthetic. nu. gives your scattered mind a quiet place to land, one moment at a time.
SteadyMemo
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Organize plans, ideas, and everyday records by date. SteadyMemo is an app for writing and organizing memos by date. Choose a day on the calendar, add a memo, and find it easily whenever you need it. Pin important memos or use colors to tell them apart, and move finished records to the Archive. Set a reminder for a memo you need to remember, then return to it at the right time. [What you can do with SteadyMemo] - Keep memos by date and see each day's plans and records at a glance - Find the memo you want quickly using the calendar or search - Pin important memos, organize them with colors, and archive finished records - Use scheduled reminders to revisit memos when they matter - Start writing memos without creating an account [Key features] 1. Calendar memos - Create and edit memos by date from the monthly calendar - See which dates have memos and how many are saved for each date 2. Search and organize - Search titles and content - Narrow results to a date range and sort by memo date or date added - Pin memos, assign colors, and change their order within each date - Move finished memos to the Archive and restore them when needed - Restore deleted memos from Trash for 30 days or delete them permanently 3. Scheduled reminders - Choose a date and time to set a reminder for a memo - Set a reminder for each memo, with either one notification or up to 3 additional notifications at your chosen interval until confirmed - Use reminders for schedules, appointments, and tasks you do not want to miss 4. Backup and restore - With automatic backups enabled, all memos are backed up to iCloud Drive when you open the app, at most once a day - Create a backup file manually whenever you need one - Load a saved backup file to restore memos 5. App theme - Choose a theme color to suit your taste - Choose from Default, Soft, and Flat styles [Data and permissions] Memo content is stored on your device. You can write, search, and organize memos without creating an account or connecting to the internet. Automatic backups require iCloud Drive. Backup files are saved in the SteadyMemo/Backups folder in iCloud Drive. Saving a backup does not automatically restore memos in the app on another device. You can restore memos by loading a backup file saved automatically or manually. The app does not add its own encryption to backup files, so keep them in a secure location that other people cannot access. Reminder settings are included, but only reminders scheduled for a future time are restored. Scheduled reminders require notification permission on your iPhone. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://steadyseller.com/home/en/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: nu at none against SteadyMemo's shown. SteadyMemo's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. nu sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SteadyMemo sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
nu ships an update monthly, SteadyMemo every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | nu | SteadyMemo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 11 days β better |
| Ads | No β better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dahye Yu | Yeongsang Kim |
In-app purchases
nu
- Premium Lifetime$4.99
SteadyMemo
- Remove Ads Annual$2.991 Year









